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Elizabeth

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This was awesome!! It was a huge hit with my 20 month old who is a very picky eater at this age. I did vary from the recipe a little. I had a left over pork tenderloin roast from the night before, so I diced it up and put it in about 8 cups of water to boil for about an hour, added an onion and some seasonings. After the pork was tender I added 3 potatoes, a can of carrots, a can of kidney beans, and a can of italian diced tomatoes. I took another reviewers advice and added some chili powder and a few red pepper flakes. I didn't have any corn starch to thicken it up so I threw in about a hald a cup of instant mashed potatoes. It turned out really great and everyone loved it. Will definately cook again, think next time I might add some smoked sausage with the pork.

I do have to admit that this was the first time I have made homemade christmas cookies, although I have a great love for baking, I've just never done it...(now have a 2 year old, thought it would be fun) Boy was I in for a surprise, I followed the recipe exactly, the dough was very sticky, had to use a lot of flour just to roll it out, that may have been a mistake. The cookies did not turn out very well, hardly any were eaten. Not sure if I will attempt again next year, maybe a different recipe.